Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-07
FATHERS BASE BALL.
He PRACTICES CURVED PITCHING AND
OTHER THINGS
His Experience. With Johnnie, Who IS "A. and
Knows 1t Al-Tbe Blessings That
Johnnie Got When Pa Reached
Third.
", J. H. m Npr IJr. TuU,S.

"One BALI
That was what the umpire said. Thu
umpire was blessed with tluIly, blond hal
that streamed in 4 golden shower from un
dera knowing little cap Of blue and white
flannel. The umpire's costume was o
white flannel trimmed with blue, cn
without any bias. Us an umpire costume
should be, and altogether about as neat
thing IS ever was seen on the ball iIcid
The umpire's eyes were rs blue IL
the sunny skies OF Italy, anc
there was pair OF peach
pink cheeks under the eyes, and delicate
little nose, piquanlly celestial in its incIi
nation, strawberry lips and teeth whittier
! than The cover OF a bram-new bali. And
there wasn't man III the game who
would have disputed the umpire's dscis
| ion for any honor known to the glorious
national paStime. There wasn't one OF
them who wasn't glad to get out Just 10
hear the delicious ripple Of that musical
voice rs 1t SAID:
Striker ont.
And why was all this? Sir Walter Scott
remarks in "kenilworth' "; All for a ht,
tie pink and white--and 50 falls ambition.
/ The umpire's name was EulaIie, aud what
| EuIalie did not know aboat the League
rules was what had not been written. Inc
/ bows they were college boys and called
/ themselves men, striving by frequent use OF
| the razor to make good their claim
to the lordly title-the boys all
swore law her. And even when inst few
of them went out for Il practice game OF
"oue. two, three" they would have their
fair umpire out TO see the thing done prop.
ariy once Harry had sent in hot curve
and hit the umpire. and the young pitcher
came pretty near being mobbed then aud
there. But the umpire calmly stopped,
pickpd up the ball and threw il har!. To
/ the pitcher saying.
zone bali"
And then the boys all rhr.rrd the UNI
,irp ard waved that She was as p!ucly n
sh, was beau,iiol aud they would an nave
fallen down and wurshipp,d hrr immr!l
atcIy had they not known that she could
be as severely satjrrca to wor,hlppyrs Us
she va, pucsy. Pretty soon father came
out il his comfortable white ll,nucls and,
living dawn in the shade, watched the
gy,up Father was 4 huc sprrimrn q,
wear he could play Il line zane ot tennis
kill twenty eight out Of thirty birds al the
trap every day, and chase the Wild auisc-
seed bag over the stilrst country known
to the Huscnbury county hunt.
Il say, you, boys. called father,
"whut kind OF game is that yoT rc play
! mg?"
Base ball. of course replied Johnny,
with an indoscribabl; Sueer ~ his sire S
ignorance.
Johnny was only II, and he kncwit ALL
He WAS sure he rould pitch better than
Harry, who was "a, and on the Varsity
.nnc,and catch all around George, who wa-
-. freshman, and one Of the best all
around players in college
Base ball. ch: said father well, YOU
don't play 1t Is we used to twenty-five
wears ago"
"Wcll, | should hope not, " was the re-
ply.
SAY, Pop" called frankie who wa-
standing like patience On II monument ON
first base why don't you pull OF your
coat and take Il hack At it,
"lou irrcrcIcnt Young hcgElr, re-
spundcd Pop half laughing, IN come
over there and take hack at you.
No, no, was the general chorus;
Come and play.
Come, father, said the umpire, nov 5
your time t" show these boys what a man
Knows about base ball,
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